Ferik (rank)

Military rank of the Ottoman Empire

See also: Ferik (town)

Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire

Officers

* Müşir
* Birindji ferik (Serdar)
* Ferik
* Mirliva
* Miralay
* Kaymakam
* Binbaşı
* Kol Aghassi

Non-commissioned officers

* Çavuş

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Ferik (Arabic: فريق, romanized: Fariq) is a military rank used in the militaries of many Arab nations, and formerly of the Ottoman Armed Forces. Usually, it ranks below Fariq 'awal (Arabic: فريق أول) and above Liwa (Arabic: لواء).

## Ottoman use

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It corresponds to a corps general (modern Turkish: Korgeneral) in the modern Turkish Army. The rank was junior to the Birinci Ferik/Ferîk-i Evvel (Lieutenant General) and superior to the rank Mirliva (Brigade general) in the Ottoman Army and the pre-1935 Turkish Army.

The collar mark (later shoulder mark) and cap (until 1933) of a Ferik had three stripes and two stars during the early years of the Turkish Republic.

The rank of ferik was abolished on November 26, 1934, in accordance with Article 3 of Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles.[1] With Decree No. 2295, issued on April 9, 1935, the equivalent of the ferik rank was designated as corps general.[2]

## Current use

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The rank of Fariq is usually equivalent to the Anglophone ranks of lieutenant general, vice admiral and air marshal, depending on the service branch.

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Algerian People's National Armed Forces[3] |
French  | Général de corps d'armée
Bahrain Defence Force |  |  |
Egyptian Armed Forces[4] |  |  |
Iraqi Armed Forces[5] |  |  |
Jordanian Armed Forces[6] |  |  |
Kuwait Military Forces |  |  |
Libyan Armed Forces |  |  |
Armed Forces of Mauritania[7] |
Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces |  |  |
Qatar Armed Forces |  |  |
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia[8] |  |  |
Sudanese Armed Forces[9] |  |  |
Syrian Armed Forces[10] |  |  |
Tunisian Armed Forces[11] |  |  |
Variant  |  | فريق بالبحرية
Fariq bialbahria |
French  | Général de division | Vice-amiral | Général de division
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces |  |  |
Republic of Yemen Armed Forces |  |  |

## See also

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* Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire
* Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries
* Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries
* Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries

## References

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1. ^ "Law No. 2590 on the Abolition of Nicknames and Titles" (PDF) (in Turkish). 1934. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
2. ^ "Official Gazette Archive" (PDF) (in Turkish). 1935. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
3. ^ "Ranks". mdn.dz. Ministry of National Defence (Algeria). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
4. ^ "Ranks of Military Officers". mod.gov.eg. Ministry of Defense (Egypt). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
5. ^ Kechichian, Joseph A. (1990). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Iraq: a country study. Area Handbook (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 226–227\. LCCN 89013940. Retrieved 20 October 2021.226-227&rft.edition=4th&rft.pub=Library+of+Congress&rft.date=1990&rft_id=info:lccn/89013940&rft.aulast=Kechichian&rft.aufirst=Joseph+A.&rft_id=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.iraqcountrystudy00metz_0/?sp=260&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ferik+(rank)" class="Z3988">
6. ^ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. jaf.mil.jo/ (in Arabic). Jordanian Armed Forces. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
7. ^ "رتب الضباط" [Officer ranks]. armee.mr/ (in Arabic). Armed Forces of Mauritania. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
8. ^ "Saudi Arabian ranks" (PDF). country-data.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
9. ^ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
10. ^ "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
11. ^ "Les grades des officers de la marine". emam.defense.tn (in French). Ministry of Defence (Tunisia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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